Pharmaceutical Packaging Technology

ISBN-13: 9780748404407 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 646 str.

D. A. Dean; Desmond Dean; Ian S. Hall

Opis

Pharmaceutical packaging is regarded as an integral part of the end pharmaceutical/drug product. This text is structured to meet the needs of the global market, and assesses a wide range of current knowledge, catering both for the requirements of the pharmaceutical industry in the 1990s, as well as for pharmaceutical companies in emerging nations who are still seeking a basic grounding in the subject. The author integrates information on many drug delivery systems, where the packaging is an essential component of the product, to produce a book for all those dealing with the topic.

Spis treści

Contributors, Preface, Technical editor's note, 1. An introduction to pharmaceutical packaging, 2. The packaging function: management, development and product shelf life, 3. Regulatory aspects of pharmaceutical packaging, 4. Specifications and quality, 5. Paper- and board-based packaging materials and their use in pack security systems, 6. Glass containers, 7. Plastics — an introduction, 8. Development and approval of a plastic pack, 9. Films, foils and laminations (combination materials), 10. Metal containers, 11. Closures and closure systems, 12. Sterile products and the role of rubber components, 13. Blister, strip and sachet packaging, 14. The packaging line, 15. Warehousing, handling and distribution, 16. Printing and decoration, 17. Present and future trends, Index

O autorze

D. A. Dean, E. R. Evans, I. H. Hall